Sound bytes at the end of the experiment
Sound bytes at the end of the experiment
Announcer: Previously, Goku faced off against his evil brother with the help of Piccolo.
Announcer: But things were looking grim for the super-duo. Ow! That's no scrape! Then Gohan was able to lend a hand just when Piccolo lost his.
Announcer: The little warrior delivered a mighty blow that angered the Saiyan, but weakened him just enough to give Goku one last chance to defeat him. Hurry up, Piccolo!
(Title screen: GOKU'S UNUSUAL JOURNEY)
(Goku and Raditz are still struggling)
Goku: No, you don't! No way!
(Close-up of Raditz, with Goku, obscured behind him, yelling).
Goku: Piccolo! My ribs are broken!
Goku: Hurry!
(Close-up of Raditz's scouter as Piccolo is heard off screen)
Piccolo: I'm almost there, Goku! Hang on!
Raditz: What! Fourteen-Forty! NO! If that hits, we're finished! Ka-ka-rott! We're both gonna be history if you don't let me go right now!
Goku: You seem a little scared, brother!
Raditz: Are you crazy!? Don't sacrifice yourself for these Earth dogs!
(Long shot, showing Raditz with his knees deeply bent, Goku still obscured behind him)
Goku: Nice that you're so worried about me!
Piccolo: (close-up of sparking finger) Prepare yourself, Goku! It's time!
(Goku starts screaming as he hangs onto Raditz)
Piccolo: (in slow mo) Beam -- Cannon -- Fire!
Raditz: Ka-ka-rott!!
(Piccolo snaps his hand forward. A corkscrewing beam of energy heads for Raditz and Goku. Both are shown gaping against a bright background. Goku peeks over Raditz shoulder.)
(Raditz and Goku fly apart. Raditz lands on his stomach; meters away, Goku lands on his back.)
(Piccolo stands panting)
(Close-up of Raditz, grimacing in pain)
Raditz: Loser...how could he...? (He closes his eyes)
Raditz: He's a goner! The fool.
Piccolo: Don't lose your long sleep over it. I'll bet Goku will be back here in a week.
Raditz: What? That's impossible! Tell...me...how!
Piccolo: Gladly. On this planet, we have something we call 'dragonballs.' Whoever brings all seven dragonballs together gets any one wish granted--
Piccolo: Goku's friends will use the dragonballs to wish him back in no time. It's Goku that will have the last laugh.
Raditz: No. I'm afraid you're wrong, green man. This device on my face is also a transmitter. Fool. (Beginning to grin) They've heard every word. Now...they'll come. I know they will. They'll want to make a wish.
Goku's voice: When will they be here!?
(Shot showing the back of Goku's head as he raises it; Raditz and Piccolo are indistinct blobs some distance away)
Goku: How long will it take?
Raditz: One year. And the funny thing is...(starts to chuckle) they're much stronger than me.
Piccolo: (sweat drops pouring off him) Stronger...one year...no...
Raditz: (smirking) What's wrong? You look so depressed all of a sudden, green man. Don't be so glum! We can't all have the last laugh.
(Raditz starts laughing hysterically. Close-up of an upset Goku. Close-up of Piccolo, who suddenly raises one arm up with fingers clenched)
(Sudden scene change to blue sky. Bulma's small air craft is speeding on its way to the scene).
Bulma: They should be right down there somewhere. I'd need the dragon radar to get a precise location.
(On the ground, Piccolo turns his head up to see the craft)
Bulma: (As the craft comes in) Oh, no! Only one of them's standing!
Krillin: Oh, great. Who is it?
Roshi: Piccolo?!
Bulma: Goku's down!
(Piccolo watches the craft fly by, then walks over to Goku)
Roshi: Oh-oh. He's not moving.
(Suddenly, a spiral galaxy appears. There's a shot of a long stream of stars, an orange planet, a white-dwarf star, then a green planet pock-marked with impact craters. Fade in to blue shrubs and grasses, with palm-tree-like blue trees that have little puffy bunches of leaves.)
(The camera pans to show a distant city with smoke coming out of it.)
(Close-up of the ear-piece of a scouter. Then the camera pulls back to show a stunningly-ugly, bald guy with a fu-manchu mustache)
Bald Guy: Raditz stinks!
Voice Off Screen: What an idiot!
(Camera pulls back to show the big bald guy sitting on a log in front of a fire. Next to him, wearing orange-and-blue armor, munching on a hand and sitting on a dead insect-like warrior, is a much smaller guy with big hair).
(Smaller guys takes a bite of the hand, spits off to the side)
Smaller guy: How could he let himself be beaten by men with such low fighting powers?
Bald Guy: I don't know. Should we go destroy those Earthlings?
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Smaller Guy: I don't think so! (Spits again, then smirks) But then...I guess we could...
Bald Guy: Huh?
Bald Guy: Are you thinking about what Raditz said?
Vegeta: (chuckles) Exactly. Those dragonballs caught my interest.
(Close-up of bald guy with his mouth ajar)
(Vegeta stands up behind the fire)
Vegeta: Just think about it, Nappa; if we can get our hands on those seven dragonballs, then we could wish for anything we want.
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(Vegeta leans against a spherical craft, similar to the one Raditz had).
Nappa: So, would we wish for Raditz back to--?
Vegeta: No. That would be a wasted wish.
Vegeta: I'd wish for something grand. So how'd you like to be immortal, my friend, and fight forever?
(Nappa pops his pod open)
Nappa: Now that's something I could live with for the rest of my life.
(He climbs in, displaying...um, himself.)
Vegeta: Then it's settled!
Vegeta: We're off to the planet Earth, Nappa.
(The two pods close up. They start to glow, and lift into space.)
(On Earth...)
Krillin: You're gonna make it, Goku! You're going to pull through!
Goku: No...
Roshi: No, Krillin.
Krillin: He can! Can't you, Goku?!
Goku: (cheerfully) Nope. Not this time, friend. This time, I can't.
Krillin: I'll wish you back. We already have three dragonballs.
(Close-up of Gohan, being held by Bulma)
Goku: Take care of Gohan, guys. And tell Chi-chi I'll be back. You know that I will.
Roshi: I'm ... proud of you, Son.
(Goku gives a goofy grin)
Goku: I love you all. Bye.
(Goku dies with a smile)
(All react)
Krillin: (screaming) Goku!
Roshi: Hey, look, he's disappearing!
(Goku vanishes; the others are left kneeling around an empty space).
ALL: Huh, what happened?
Piccolo: I know. (He looks up at the heavens). It was Kami.
Krillin: Who's Kami?
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Piccolo: The Guardian of the Earth. Goku knows him well.
(Close-up of Piccolo)
Piccolo: Yes, this is his work. No doubt Kami has some special plan for Goku.
(Harp flourish, then a shot of a pagoda in The Next Dimension)
(Close-up of a blue guy with a megaphone, wearing tiger-skin pants and sporting a single horn on the top of his head).
Blue Guy: (through megaphone) Please approach the check in station in an orderly fashion.
Blue Guy: All right, behave you ingrates! Hey! You right there! That's enough! Get back in line, right now!
(A small, puffy white cloud pushes its way between two other white clouds.)
(Shot of a long, rapidly-moving line of white clouds heading into the pagoda.)
Blue Guy: Proceed in an orderly fashion!
(Inside the pagoda, two more blue guys with tiger-striped pants stand at attention)
Voice: And that's where we stand, great King Yema. The other two Saiyans are on their way to Earth right now.
(Camera pans over a very large red individual sitting at a desk wearing a purple business suit with an orange tie, tapping a pencil)
(Close up of an older version of Piccolo with his arm around a wide-eyed Goku. This is Kami, Earth's Guardian.)
Kami: We humbly ask that you allow Goku to seek training from King Kai himself. There is no hope for our planet if Goku doesn't receive King Kai's training.
(King Yema continues to tap his pencil)
King Yema: Hmmm, Goku. (He looks in a book as the camera pulls back.) You certainly have a record that merits allowing you to try to reach King Kai, but are you prepared to travel along Snake Way and risk the hardships that lie ahead?
(King Yema is big. Really, really big. He sits at a really, really big desk with a really, really big phone, a really, really big computer keyboard, and a really, really big pot of yellow flowers.)
Kami: He is.
Goku: Hey, does everyone end up here, Kami?
Kami: That's right.
Goku: Did Raditz?
Kami: Yes. Everyone comes to this check-in station, and King Yema decides what to do with them after that.
Goku: (calling up to Yema, much to Kami's chagrin) Hey, did a guy named Raditz come here not too long ago?
(Yema pages through his book)
Yema: Oh, your brother. Yes, I sent him ahead. What a case!
Goku: Did he fight you?
Yema: Yes, he did. But I got him in my Yema lock and overpowered him.
Goku: That's incredible! You must be strong!
Yema: (chuckles)
Goku: (to Kami) Forget King Kai, I want to train here!
Kami: (clears throat) Yes, well...King Yema's too busy to take pupils.
Goku: Oh?
Kami: (whispering behind one hand) Be quiet! King Kai is stronger than King Yema!
Yema: Kami! I heard that! You little weasel!
(Kami reacts with gasps and horror)
Yema: (slyly) I'll remember that when I'm passing sentence on you!
Kami: (quavering) Forgive me. I didn't know your ears were so big--I mean so good! (chuckles nervously)
Yema: Kami, you're starting to annoy me.
Yema: I'll forgive you this time. Goku can try to make it to King Kai's if he really wants to.
Kami: (bowing deeply) Thank you.
Yema: I'll call a guide for you. Now go and wait outside.
Goku: Thanks.
Yema: Goku, you need to be very careful not to fall off of Snake Way. If you fall off, there's no coming back.
Kami: Goku. Stick to it now. Don't let Snake Way wear on your mind!
(Close-up of a round-eyed, grinning Goku)
Goku: (cheerfully) Well, I'm really not sure what to expect. I'll try my very best to make it to King Kai's place.
(Kami nods with a grunt)
Goku: (waving) Bye, now. I guess I'll see you in about one year. (He turns and runs out the door)
Kami: (turning away, big sweat drops on his face) I hope so, my friend. You're in bigger danger than you realize.
(Kami is suddenly seen against a deep blue background)
Kami: But you're our only hope, Goku. We're counting on you.
(Yema suddenly appears as part of the background, and slams his fists down on the desk as everything snaps back into focus)
Yema: (shouting) Kami!
Yema: You slug! Get out now!
(More sweat from Kami)
(On Earth: Bulma and Krillin are looking at something in the grass)
Bulma: No way! I'm not going to do it! You do it!
Krillin: Why me? I'm not into being brave.
(He picks something off of the grass. He plays with it a bit. Then Bulma starts muttering as the screen goes green.)
Bulma: All right; let's see here...
(The green-tinged view centers on Krillin. There's a beeping noise, then symbols start to appear.)
Bulma: There it goes.
(The camera pulls back, showing Bulma playing with Raditz's scouter.)
Krillin: Does it work?
(Bulma reaches into her pocket)
Bulma: I think it's been damaged. I'm going to check the circuitry.
(She pulls out a small red rectangle that bristles with a number of small tools. She inserts one into the side of the scouter.)
(The earpiece flips back, revealing complicated circuitry)
Bulma: Wow. This is pretty cool stuff. There's definitely a short here, but I can fix it. I'll reprogram it. I think we can get it to display numbers in our language.
Krillin: Bulma, you're a genius.
Bulma: Well, it's what I'm good at! As a matter of fact, I want to be the first woman in my field to win the Nobel Peace Prize!
Roshi: (carrying the unconscious Gohan) Hey, we gotta a lot of work to do. Let's get going.
Bulma: You're right. Someone's got to bring Gohan home.
Krillin: You said it. We've got to find the other dragonballs to wish Goku back!
Roshi: (turning) Well, Piccolo, I'll guess we'll see you...huh?
(Close-up of Piccolo's eyes)
All: YEOW!!
(Piccolo is grimacing and straining. Then, with a mighty grunt, a new slime-covered arm pops out of the stump)
Bulma: My goodness!
Piccolo: (growls as he moves his new arm around)
Krillin: Man, that's handy.
Piccolo: (rubbing his shoulder) Before you leave, I have a request I'd like to make. This will seem strange, but try to put your emotions aside. I want Goku's son to come with me for special training.
Krillin: Ha! Special training, my foot!
Krillin: You just want to gobble him up!
Piccolo: (screaming) Are you nuts!?
Bulma: But why a boy?
Piccolo: Earlier today this 'boy' showed signs of being the most powerful person on this planet.
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(Shot of Roshi holding Gohan as Piccolo continues to speak)
Piccolo: I think I can teach him to control his power, so he can help us defend the Earth when the other Saiyans arrive. It's a long shot; he might just be too young.
Krillin: (wavering) Yeah, he's probably too young.
Bulma: (nervously) Yeah, I wouldn't chance it if I were you.
Roshi: (sternly) That's something I'm going to have to ask the boy's mother!
Piccolo: I'm not asking, I'm telling!
All: Gasp!
Piccolo: Nothing else matters right now except beating the other Saiyans in one year! (Slyly) The boy's in ... good hands...
(Piccolo raises his new arm up and points one finger. Little radiating circles of power spark from the finger)
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Piccolo: When you wish Goku back, tell him he can look forward to seeing his son one year from now. I'll do what I can with this pampered kid.
Piccolo: Hopefully our work will bear fruit.
(Piccolo raises off the ground.)
Piccolo: Remember now; tell him one year. (He flies away with Gohan under his arm)
Bulma: (weakly) I never was a good babysitter.
Krillin: Now we're done for! Who's going to tell Chi-Chi? I couldn't do it. Goku, where are you?
(Meanwhile, in the afterlife: Goku is in the back seat of a tiny red car being driven by a bespectacled, blue, bihorned guy. Goku has his face press against the window as he looks around.)
Guy: Yes, I could tell right away from your cool suit. You kung fu guys are so buff!
Guy: I mean, like, macho-supremo. You might even have a chance of making it to--King Kai's!
Guy: Do you think a guy like me could learn kung fu, d'ya?
Goku: Well, sure. It's not kung-fu, though. It's the Kame-sennin style of martial arts. Hey, what's King Kai like? Have you ever met him?
Guy: Me? I'm flattered you would think that. No, I haven't met King Kai, and I don't know of anyone who has except for King Yema.
Goku: Wow! And I get to meet him--for real?!
Guy: Well...maybe...
(On Earth, Bulma's craft is speeding along. Krillin, in the back, bows his head and sighs. He looks at Gohan's cap, which he has in his lap.)
Krillin: Guess one of us will have to tell Chi-Chi about Goku and Gohan.
Roshi: (sternly) You and Goku have always been best friends. You tell her!
Krillin: Me!? I'd rather die!
Bulma: But, Krillin; you're definitely the best man for the job.
Krillin: (big gulp)
(In the afterlife: the little car is continuing on its way. Goku is dozing in the back)
Guy: Well, this is it. We're here.
(He folds the top of the car to one side as Goku starts to wake up)
(Close-up of what is meant to be a big snake's head, although it looks more like a hungry coelacanth)
Guy: Now, this is Snake Way, the road to King Kai's place. I don't know why they put that big ugly snake's head there, it gives me goosebumps every time I see it!
Goku: It seems so long.
Guy: (giggling) Gosh, we must be psychically connected or something because I say the same thing to myself every time I see it!
Goku: How long is it?
Guy: Well, they say it's over ten thousand miles, but no one knows for sure.
Goku: (freaking) Ten thousand miles! Has anyone ever made it?
Guy: Just one person: King Yema. But he made it the trip many, many centuries ago.
Goku: (big-eyed) Centuries ago...
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Guy: Oh, I wouldn't worry about food. You have a long way to go, and believe you me, a lot more important things to worry about.
(Close-up of Goku looking, well, big-eyed)
Guy: (solemnly) Just make sure you don't fall off of Snake Way, because should you fall off, there's no coming back. (Perky) Well, ta!
Goku: Well, here goes. (He spits on his hands). Hey, thanks for the ride!
Guy: Sure, no problem.
Goku: Here I go! (He springs off the snake's head, and flies over the windy road)
Guy: Hmph! Show-off.
(And back on Earth once more; a pastoral scene with green grass and still blue water, surrounded by tall craggy mountains. Birds chirps. Then there's a high-pitched whirring noise, rather like a buzz-saw.)
(Piccolo lands in the ankle deep water, and pauses for a minute.)
(Piccolo holds Gohan by the back of his clothes over the water.)
Piccolo: Wake up, you little tenderfoot. Camp is about to begin.
(Gohan is snoring. Piccolo grimaces, and throws him in the water.)
(Next scene, a child is heard wailing and crying. Gohan is in front of Piccolo, rubbing his eyes and sobbing. Piccolo clenches a fist.)
Piccolo: Quiet! I can't take that noise any more, y'hear!
(Gohan flinches, biting on his lip and trying to stifle sobs)
Piccolo: Do you remember your power? Well? Do you remember...?
Gohan: ...my power? What do you mean by that?
(Piccolo gives an unpleasant smirk as the music goes into "building up tension" mode)
Piccolo: Let me show you...
(He grabs Gohan by the head.)
Gohan: Gah!
(Pulling his arm back, Piccolo pitches the child right at a mountain)
Gohan: (screaming. Then his scream changes into growls of determination. A bright light shines around him as he stretches his arms in front of him. Piccolo looks startled. A bright light blasts from Gohan, obliterating the mountain in front of him.)
(Piccolo covers his face and crouches as the dust storm hits him.)
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Piccolo: (looking up as the storm passes) Wha--? No way!
(Gohan is sitting in front of a long trench that leads to where the mountain use to be)
Gohan: Huh? Wow, look at that! What happened?
Piccolo: You did that little trick all by yourself with your own power. It's rare to have such power at your age. But--you need to learn how to control it. That's why we're here.
Gohan: (looking up in confusion) Huh?
Piccolo: I'm going to teach you to use that power of yours so that you can help us.
Gohan: How come? I mean, I'm just a boy. You're the second strongest guy on Earth, next to dad.
Piccolo: Is that so?
Piccolo: Well, either way, kid, the guy your dad and I fought was even stronger.
Piccolo: And there are two more like him on their way. Your dad and I need your help, Gohan.
(In the afterlife, Goku suddenly gives a big sneeze and rubs his nose.)
(Goku lands on Snake Way, looking bleary-eyed.)
Goku: My energy's low. But somehow I've got to make it. (He starts running down the road)
Announcer: (as Snake Way is shown leading off into infinity) Stay tuned for scenes from the next episode of Dragonball-Z!
Announcer: Next on Dragonball-Z: Piccolo leaves Gohan in the wilderness for survival training. But can he survive? And can the Earth survive against Gohan, as he looks at the full moon for the first time and transforms, like all Saiyans, into a raging beast!
Announcer: Next time on Dragonball-Z!
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